Detonator Blasting Control via Danger Radius Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing detonator blasting systems lack control mechanisms to ensure safety by preventing detonation when equipment is within a predetermined danger radius, leading to potential human error and instability in blasting operations.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that set a rectangular blasting area based on a preset danger radius, determining the location of operator equipment, and controlling detonation only when the equipment is outside this area, while providing warning notifications when the equipment is within the danger zone.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If detonator blasting is controlled without location verification, then blasting operation simplicity is maintained, but safety reliability deteriorates due to potential human error and lack of control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary location verification and danger radius assessment before allowing detonator blasting. The control unit checks whether equipment is located within the blasting area or danger radius beforehand, and only permits blasting when safety conditions are confirmed. This preliminary safety check mechanism resolves the contradiction by establishing reliability through advance verification without requiring complex real-time monitoring during the actual blasting operation.
2Reliability
If a danger radius control mechanism is implemented, then blasting safety is improved, but operational simplicity deteriorates due to additional control steps and location determination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs location determination, danger radius calculation, and safety verification without requiring manual intervention. The control unit autonomously checks whether equipment is within the blasting area or danger radius and controls the detonator accordingly. This self-service mechanism resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation through automation, eliminating the need for operators to manually perform complex safety checks while still ensuring high reliability.
3Reliability
If equipment location is continuously monitored to prevent blasting within danger radius, then safety reliability is improved, but energy consumption increases due to continuous location determination and monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs location determination and safety verification at periodic intervals or at critical checkpoints rather than continuous monitoring. The control unit checks equipment location before blasting operations and at designated monitoring points within the blasting area. This periodic action mechanism resolves the contradiction by maintaining safety reliability through timely checks while reducing energy consumption by avoiding constant monitoring, allowing the system to balance safety requirements with energy efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling detonator blasting based on a danger radius, the apparatus including a danger radius setting unit that sets a danger radius for a detonator or a communication module, a blasting area setting unit that sets a blasting area in which a preset danger radius is reflected in a location value input during registration of the detonator or the communication module, an equipment location determination unit that determines a location of equipment possessed by an operator, and a blasting start control unit that controls so that blasting of the detonator is allowed only when the equipment is not located within the set blasting area as a result of the determination.